Poll: Romney voters go to the dogs

Mitt Romney voters are bigger dog lovers and less likely to be cat fans than President Barack Obama’s voters are, a new poll finds.

Sixty-one percent of Romney voters prefer dogs to cats compared with 46 percent of Obama voters, according to a Public Policy Polling survey out Monday. Cats, however, are a bigger hit among Obama voters; 27 percent of his supporters prefer cats, compared with only 14 percent of Romney voters.

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PPP examined partisan differences in a variety of other animal debates, including whether dogs or cats would make for a better president, the best movie animal and whether the Loch Ness Monster is real.

Overall, voters think dogs would be better in the POTUS role, but Obama voters disagree. Romney’s voters are especially convinced of dogs’ merit, with 53 percent voting for them over cats. However, only 26 percent of Obama voters agree, with 29 percent voting for cats for POTUS instead. Dogs won overall: 37 percent to 19 percent.

Although Bambi won the favorite movie animal contest overall, with 23 percent choosing him, Romney voters are more enthralled with Lassie. And Obama voters are more convinced of the Loch Ness Monster’s existence. Twenty-five percent of Obama voters believe in it compared with 12 percent of Romney voters.

The poll of 603 voters was conducted June 11-13 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.